The World in 2050

Global UNESCO Chairs lecture series
The World in 2050
1 March - 25 July 2023
On Zoom

The middle of this century will see a widely transformed globe – with newly structured economies, transformed energy grids, more and systemically competing grand political powers, evolved relationship between local and regional populations, nation-states and global institutions, more futuristic views on man-machine convergence and commercial uses of Space, newly composed demography, and profound cultural and religious shifts. One of the major players in looking ahead is the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. Based on its 2022-29 strategy to accomplish the goals of the UN Decade 2030, UNESCO proposes innovative approaches to re-imagining inter- and trans-disciplinary views on what the future might hold. The global lecture series “The World in 2050” connects UNESCO Chairs from different disciplines and continents to provide a comprehensive joint vision of possible futures.

Information:

All lectures will take place online via Zoom. To participate, register here:
https://scientificnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpf-2gqDopHdP6VtT_Ez4lC0bVf8bYaiHd
Participation is free of charge.
Language: English
Programme: https://bit.ly/the-world-in-2050-lecture-series

Speakers:

▪ Roland Benedikter, UNESCO Chair in Interdisciplinary Anticipation and Global-Local Transformation, Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
▪ Loes Damhof, UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands
▪ Roberto Poli, UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Systems, University of Trento, Italy
▪ Rika Preiser & Tanja Hichert, UNESCO Chair in Complex Systems and Transformative African Futures, Center for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
▪ Rina Malagayo Alluri, UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck, Austria
▪ Barbara Perry, UNESCO Chair in Hate Studies, Ontario Tech University, Canada
▪ Pierre Failler, UNESCO Chair in Ocean Governance, Center for Blue Governance, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
▪ Ted Fuller, UNESCO Chair on Responsible Foresight for Sustainable Development, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
▪ Markku Wilenius, UNESCO Chair in Learning for Transformation and Planetary Futures, University of Turku, Finland
▪ Hans Karl Peterlini, UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship – Culture of Diversity and Peace, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
▪ Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, UNESCO Chair on Futures Research, Institute of Technology and Research (FORTH) and Praxi Network, Greece